Bierstow is back-full toss

New writer Isaac Rawcliffe has some thoughts on England’s first test against India. What do you think of the chosen name?

England has announced a 17-man lineup for the first test against India, with some notable exclusions and a very notable inclusion. The list of teams is as follows: Joe Root (captain), James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Dom Beth, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Joss Butler, Zach · Crowley, Sam Colan, Hasib Hamid, Dan Lawrence, Jack Ritchie, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Dom Seebury, Ben Stock S, Mark Wood. There are a lot of familiar faces there, as well as a lot of analysis of potential first XIs.

The main topic is to get Jonny Bairstow back into the test team, which feels like the one millionth time. Fans and pundits believe that Biersto’s last chance was against India earlier this year, when he seemed to be able to record more ducks than runs. However, the selector seemed to believe him again.

Since 2018, Bairstow has won 1,110 cricket matches with an average of 24.70 points in 47 cricket matches over 2 centuries. These figures show that he has enough opportunities to prove that he is a high-quality mid-range first choice, but failed to achieve substantial results.

If you look at his ODI statistics in the same time frame, it will explain the regrettable number in test cricket: 2,506 starts from 53 innings, an average of 47.30 and 9 centuries. The selector must of course accept the fact that Bierstow sacrificed his testing skills and skill set in order to become one of the best white ball players in the world?

The selector said that given Foakes’ injury, he has been selected as a substitute goalkeeper, but there are many other options to fill this role in the County Tour, such as Ben Cox, Alex Davies and John Simpson.

People also have to feel sorry for the 24-year-old James Bracey. In the past few years, he has achieved brilliant results in Gloucestershire as a pure batsman and traded as a pure batsman, but was selected for the most recent England series. The game played against New Zealand’s main glove and hit the ball with the number 7. As expected, the reward was that Bressy was miserable, failed to reach double digits with a bat, and had a difficult time behind the stump. Cruel personnel management from England will certainly damage a very promising red ball prospect. Now, he is attracted by another Bairstow lifeline.

Looking at the other members of the team, it is great to see what Haseeb Hameed has experienced since his 19-year-old debut in 2016. Hameed is unlikely to replace Sibley or Burns in the first place, but considering Zach Crowley’s struggles in the New Zealand Series and the urgent need for some stability in the third place, he may have a chance to be in third place. We don’t want Joe Root to enter the bat again in the 5th game.

Hamid played an almost full Indian bowling offense in Durham this week, creating a century for the county selection team. This is very encouraging and will definitely further increase his chances of surprisingly returning to the testing team.

In the bowling department, given Matt Parkinson’s excellent first-rate statistics and the fact that he performed well in the One Day and T20 series, it is a bit disappointing to see him ignored in the test team. His bowling ball will also translate well into a test game: in the past 20 years, he has spind the ball more than any England spinner, and the leap and dip of the ball is so huge that he will surely become the majority The nightmare faced by the batsman, especially later in the game.

Instead, England chose Dom Bess, who bowled better in Yorkshire than he played for England in the winter. Compared with Parkinson, Bass does offer a choice of depth, but it is difficult to see where he is superior to him in handball situations. In the end, Jack Leach should be the preferred spinner. Fortunately, it has been included, but it’s nice to see the selector trust Parkinson even more in the red ball game.

In general, the team did not attract much attention-only the return of Bierstow and Chris Walkers who was absent due to injury-but it would be great to see who makes the starting lineup come the morning of the first test. interesting. Hameed and Crawley will compete for the No. 3 position, and Sam Curran and Ollie Robinson will also compete for the No. 8 third seam option.

Possible eleven: Burns, Sibery, Crowley/Hamid, Root (c), Stokes, Pope, Butler (week), Robinson/Cullen, Rich, Broad, Anderson

Isaac Rockcliffe

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